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Council of Ministers: two states of emergency declared

May 31, 2011

The measures regard bad weather in Messina and the phytosanitary risk

Today's - 31 May - Council of Ministers declared two states of emergency. The first is about the exceptional weather that hit the Province of Messina in February and March. The second will allow the necessary interventions to deal with the phytosanitary risk, following the diffusion of noxious parasitic organisms on the national territory.